(That's what the Lifetime channel is for). Having the hero complete tasks to get the girl adds a different motivation to the character besides "kill all of the bad guys." It gives the character depth and a bit of relatable complexity for the masses.Īnother reason is it is a lot more interesting to watch people fall in love, find each other, and overcome obstacles than it is to watch people stay in love and nurture their relationship. Watching people fall in love is romantic. Well, there's another reason that the couples seem to break up and get back together, or that the hero falls in love with different interests over the course of his franchise (they producers bring in different females from his comic book canon).
Superhero into the movie, what are movie execs supposed to do with her? She might be there as eye candy for the single dudes (hey-oh) or having a relatable woman falling in love with the hero really is a sop to the dates of the comic book fanboys. But this is the thought pattern of Hollywood, so into the story go weak romantic comic book couples. This may or may not be true - in fact, many girls, especially with the rise of nerd culture and gamer girls, would like the hero-only action and adventures just as much as their partners. But many moviegoers go as part of a couple, and conventional wisdom is that the girls want romance.
Instead of taking time away from the action, moviegoers could be treated to a full throttle adventure with the hero, focusing solely on him, instead of the forgettable love interests in Marvel movies. Even weak romantic comic book couples still have a somewhat memorable relationship, and the female love interest is developed as a character. Take, for instance, the recent movie Deadpool, We met his lover, but really what we saw of her was the way that she interacted with him, and how his love for her was a motivation for many of his decisions.Īnother point of view is that the movie would be fine without adding the romance - in a two-hour time frame, audiences can see more of a snippet of the hero's adventures, rather than an entire life story, such as we see in the comic books. For most of the action heroes, they have forgettable love interests in Marvel movies, or the love interest is used as more of a plot development point or a device for plot advancement than an actual character. It seems like there just isn't enough space in the movie to develop a romantic relationship. Although there are strong and interesting relationships in the comic books, there is a lack of strong couples in Marvel movies.
When you think of how long some franchises have been going (some upwards of two decades and more are longer), it makes sense that romance in the books would be more fleshed out than in a movie only lasting two hours. In a comic book series, the characters are able to interact with others within their universe, and relationships happen organically. The first reason there seem to be so many missing or half-hearted relationships in the Marvel movie universe may simply be a matter of timing. Why is it that there is a lack of strong couples in Marvel movies? Is it a reluctance of Hollywood to "cross genres" between romantic movies and action blockbusters? Let's explore why there seem to be so many weak romantic comic book couples. One thing that many fans notice, however, is that despite the attention given to getting canon accurate about the hero himself in the movie, as far as his romantic life, it's full of largely forgettable love interests in Marvel movies. Marvel Studios have done an incredible job of bringing many of the superheroes to life, not just the "big ones" like Batman and Iron Man. Fans of Marvel comics love to see their heroes on the big screen.